Hi,

I am trying design an application that will enable users to:

- open a calendar view (their own or a user they are delegate for)
- view existing data (or at least free/busy time for the calendar)
- decide on appropriate time for appointment
- create a custom appointment in the calendar (this could be done later from the app to Outlook)

...BUT keep all of the information from the custom appointment in the VB/VBA app for storing in a database. This why I cannot just call to Outlook from the program. I need to know when the appointment is for and that it was actually booked.

The control (button) that would kick off the above process would exist on a form relating to an entity, for example a "customer form", and populate a unique number from the entity to the appointment (hence this is not as simple as just using Outlook interface).

I have heard a little about Outlook View control but I do not if I can use it in my org (they are very strict on control of the operating enviroment - hence the possibility of using VBA -excel solution)

We use Outlook2000 and I think Exchange2000.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Cheers
Paul